The State Duma spoke about expectations from the third round of negotiations with Ukraine

The third round of Russian-Ukrainian talks will be devoted to discussing the peace memoranda that the parties have prepared, as well as technical and humanitarian issues. Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, expressed this opinion on Monday, July 21.

Earlier, the Independent Turk newspaper wrote that the third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul could take place on July 23 or 24.

"I think they will mainly discuss technical issues, humanitarian issues, and they will probably discuss the memoranda that were prepared in the second round," Chepa said in an interview. Lenta.Ru .

He noted that the outcome of the meeting is difficult to predict, because at the moment there is not even an understanding who will lead the Ukrainian delegation after the resignation of Rustem Umerov from the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Chepa also expressed hope that the exchanges of prisoners, wounded and bodies of the dead with Ukraine will continue.

"You know that there is such information, unfortunately, that the Ukrainian side is burning the bodies in the crematorium. This suggests that they are not seeking any kind of humanitarian exchange, so they delayed this process," said Chepa.

Counter-invitation: Ankara discusses the third round of negotiations with Moscow and Kiev

Representatives of Russia and Ukraine may continue discussing the conditions for ending the conflict as early as this week.

Earlier, the Independent turk reported that a new meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul would be held on July 23 or 24, RT reports.

Representatives of Russia and Ukraine will discuss a limited range of issues, including humanitarian aid, prisoner exchange, infrastructure security and border protection measures. 360.ru . The composition of the delegations, as well as the time and place of the meeting have not yet been disclosed.

On July 19, Kiev invited Moscow to hold a meeting of the delegations this week, reports NSN. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that "the negotiating dynamics must be increased." A source in the Russian negotiating group confirmed that Russia has received Ukraine's proposals, but there are no exact dates for the meeting yet.

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